ALIZE MILLARD: SEVEN YEARS LATER, TWO PEOPLE SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS

More than seven years after 15-year-old Alize Millard was killed on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation, the two people responsible have now been sentenced to decades in federal prison.

Dillion Millard, 27, and Charmaine Medicine, 31, were each sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Both had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT?

According to federal prosecutors, Millard and Medicine picked up Alize from his home during the early morning hours of July 9, 2019, telling him they were going to drink alcohol together.

They drove to a nearby park before walking with the teenager to a secluded area.

After Alize became intoxicated, prosecutors said Millard strangled him. He then dragged the teenager to a tree and used his belt to tie him to a branch.

The pair left the scene — but returned several hours later.

Prosecutors said they poured oil over Alize’s body and set it on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence. Hikers discovered his body the following afternoon.

 THE CASE REMAINED UNSOLVED FOR YEARS

For almost five years, investigators continued working to establish what had happened.

A major breakthrough came in May 2024, when Millard confessed to his involvement and to what Medicine had done, according to prosecutors.

A federal grand jury indicted both defendants the following month.

JUSTICE, YEARS LATER

Millard pleaded guilty in August 2025, while Medicine entered her guilty plea in May 2026.

On August 10, 2026, both received identical 30-year federal sentences and were immediately remanded to U.S. Marshals Service custody.

The case was prosecuted federally because the Major Crimes Act requires certain serious offenses committed in Indian Country to be prosecuted in federal court.

 A FAMILY FINALLY HAS ANSWERS

U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons said the crime had left him deeply saddened by what he described as the inhumanity of the case, while expressing relief that Alize’s family finally had answers.

For Alize’s loved ones, however, no sentence can undo the loss of a teenager taken from them in 2019.

 SEVEN YEARS OF QUESTIONS — THEN A CONFESSION

A case that remained unresolved for years ultimately turned on a confession that investigators say helped establish what happened.

Alize Millard was 15 years old. His family waited years for answers. Now, the two people convicted in his killing will spend three decades in federal prison.